Thanjavur Case: SC Allows CBI to Probe 17-Year-Old Girl's Suicide Case

The TN government, through the DGP, had challenged the validity of the order passed by the HC's Madurai bench.

The Supreme Court on Monday, 14 February, allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the suicide case of a 17-year-old girl in Thanjavur, issuing a notice on a plea by Tamil Nadu Director General of Police (DGP) challenging the Madras HC order.

The Tamil Nadu government on 3 February had moved the apex court challenging the Madras HC's (Madurai Bench) order directing a CBI probe into the death of the 17-year-old student amid allegations of conversion.

The Tamil Nadu government, through the DGP, challenged the validity of the order passed by a single judge bench of the high court's Madurai bench.